Question 653490
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You don't understand because you are making this much harder than it actually is.


Write the expression in pencil.  Erase the variable wherever it appears.  Replace the variable with the given value.  Do the arithmetic.  That's all there is to it.


John
*[tex \LARGE e^{i\pi}\ +\ 1\ =\ 0]
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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